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''This article is about the Epyx Games series. For video games, see [[video game]].''
{{Infobox_Software |
{{Infobox_Software |
   software_name  = Games|
   software_name  = Games|
   software_image  = [[File:Games logo.png|140px]]|
   software_image  = [[File:Games logo.png|300px]]|
   developer      = [[Epyx]]|
   developer      = [[Epyx]]|
   publisher      = [[Epyx]]|
   publisher      = [[Epyx]], [[magnussoft]], [[Rockpool Games]], [[Tiger Electronics|Tiger]]|
   systems        = See below|
   systems        = See below|
   release        = 1984-2009|
   release        = 1984-2009|
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The '''''Games''''' series were a series of multi-sport event [[video game]]s .
The '''''Games''''' series were a series of multi-sport event [[video game]]s .


It was originally created in August 1984 by [[Epyx]].
==Release==
The ''Games'' series was created in August 1984 by [[Epyx]].
 
The first game was ''[[Summer Games (video game)|Summer Games]]''.


The first game was ''[[Summer Games (video game)|Summer Games]]'', which was released on [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 7800]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Master System]], and [[ZX Spectrum]].
It was released on [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 7800]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Master System]], and [[ZX Spectrum]].


==Video games==
==Video games==
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Summer Games (video game)|Summer Games]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Summer Games (video game)|Summer Games]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 7800]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Master System]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Winter Games (video game)|Winter Games]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 7800]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Famicom Disk System]], [[Mac OS]], [[NES]], [[PC Booter]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Summer Games II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[World Games (video game)|World Games]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Master System]], [[MSX]], [[NES]], [[PC Booter]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[California Games (video game)|California Games]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 7800]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Master System]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple IIe]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Lynx]], [[Master System]], [[MSX]], [[NES]], [[Sega Genesis]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Gold, Silver, Bronze]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Commodore 64]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Includes ''[[Summer Games (video game)|Summer Games]]'', ''[[Summer Games II]]'', and ''[[Winter Games (video game)|Winter Games]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Games: Summer Edition]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Games: Winter Edition]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Windows]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[World Games (video game console)|World Games]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Tiger Electronics]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[LCD]] [[video game console]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[California Games II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], [[DOS]], [[Master System]], [[SNES]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Mega Sports]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Epyx]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1992
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Includes ''[[California Games (video game)|California Games]]'', ''[[The Games: Summer Edition]]'', ''[[The Games: Winter Edition]]'', ''[[Summer Games (video game)|Summer Games]]'', ''[[Summer Games II]]'', and ''[[Winter Games (video game)|Winter Games]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[California Games X]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Rockpool Games]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2008
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Mobile phone]] ([[Java ME]])
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[California Games (2009 video game)|California Games]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[magnussoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2009
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Android]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Summer Games (2009 video game)|Summer Games]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[magnussoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2009
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Android]], [[macOS]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Winter Games (2009 video game)|Winter Games]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[magnussoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2009
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Android]], [[macOS]], [[Windows]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 03:19, 20 November 2024

This article is about the Epyx Games series. For video games, see video game.

Games logo.png
Games
Developer Epyx
Publisher Epyx, magnussoft, Rockpool Games, Tiger
Platforms See below
Released 1984-2009
Added to
Museum
See Epyx Games category

The Games series were a series of multi-sport event video games .

Release

The Games series was created in August 1984 by Epyx.

The first game was Summer Games.

It was released on Amiga, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Master System, and ZX Spectrum.

Video games

Title Developer Release System Notes
Summer Games Epyx 1984 Amiga, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Master System, ZX Spectrum
Winter Games Epyx 1985 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Famicom Disk System, Mac OS, NES, PC Booter, ZX Spectrum
Summer Games II Epyx 1985 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum
World Games Epyx 1986 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Master System, MSX, NES, PC Booter, ZX Spectrum
California Games Epyx 1987 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIe, Atari 2600, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Lynx, Master System, MSX, NES, Sega Genesis, ZX Spectrum
Gold, Silver, Bronze Epyx 1988 Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum Includes Summer Games, Summer Games II, and Winter Games.
The Games: Summer Edition Epyx 1988 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum
The Games: Winter Edition Epyx 1988 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Windows, ZX Spectrum
World Games Tiger Electronics 1988 LCD video game console
California Games II Epyx 1990 Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Master System, SNES, Windows
Mega Sports Epyx 1992 Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum Includes California Games, The Games: Summer Edition, The Games: Winter Edition, Summer Games, Summer Games II, and Winter Games.
California Games X Rockpool Games 2008 Mobile phone (Java ME)
California Games magnussoft 2009 Android, Windows
Summer Games magnussoft 2009 Android, macOS, Windows
Winter Games magnussoft 2009 Android, macOS, Windows